Le Chabada Angers 3rd April 2012

 

Okay then, here an incomplete recording of the band playing in the French city of Angers on the European leg of the 'Giants' tour. It's a shame that this is both 1) incomplete and 2) a bit bizarrely edited as the sound is quite good. The editing is either an indication that this was a broadcast or that the taper was not a fan of any new material, this being a gig played in 2012 featuring no material recorded after 1986!

But go easy it is this one's birthday!

MP3: https://we.tl/t-PpzmyABGPKfNMZQ0

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-2bxwFwuP52zgxp8S

O2 Academy Liverpool 5th March 2012

 

Whatever you do don't catch the bass players eye! Liverpool 2012 and someone has rather unwisely lobbed a pint at Burnel. This action was unwise on two counts... one, only a fool would pay O2 Academy beer prices only to throw it at the stage and two, it's a sure fire way to get the bass players dander up! The clip has been on Youtube for some years now and indeed some manner of retribution for that ill advised act was meted out to the culprit at the front of the stage.

Shame really to do such a thing, especially when the band are part way through a particularly enjoyable set as was the case on the 2012 tour when the band had a new album to promote.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-SsgFVu4MO3

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-xxT054lKzi

O2 Academy Sheffield 23rd March 2012

 

One from 2012's 'Giants' tour here and a night out in Sheffield. This was the set that contained 'Shut Up', a welcome hangover from the 'Black and White' set that the band played at the 2011 Convention. For some reason, this crowd favourite didn't make it into the 'Black and White' tour that the band undertook in 2016. 

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-kKfHhMY3TM

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-YiPxS7iiap

Peter Murphy The Observatory Santa Ana CA 30th December 2012

 

So this brings me back to some more familiar turf at least. Bauhaus are a band that just won't lay down and die. They are the Undead band, such is their legacy within the realms of post punk that people just won't let them go. Dave Vanian may have gone on record slating Pete Murphy for stealing his vampyric image, but certainly no band at that time sounded like Bauhaus and it didn't take too long before they were copied and a whole 'gothic' scene took to the wing as a result. Bauhaus' albums have stood the test of time I think and the members are still active. Peter Murphy has a new album out and it sounds great.... actually it sounds very like a Bauhaus album!

Anyway I digress, back to the recording at hand. This is from the 'Mr Moonlight' tour, a celebration of the 35th Anniversary of Bauhaus. sadly, it would appear that Pete Murphy has a few demons to battle, but on stage he is a great performer/frontman. I am glad I got to see Bauhaus back in '98 (first time comeback!).

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-OHdfkaO9Lg

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-3T5DDmRr5v

Jah Wobble And Keith Levine (Metal Box In Dub) Village Underground Shoreditch London 25th May 2012 (TFTLTYTD#16)

 

A long time before Frank Carter or Danny Boyle were getting under John Lydon's skin, he had another thorn in his side to contend with in the form of former mate and band member Jah Wobble. In 2012, original members of Public Image Limited, Jah Wobble and Keith Levene revived 'Metal Box', an album widely revered as a post punk classic. This was an album that was recorded and released at a time when both musicians were a part of PIL.

John Lydon didn't approve of this line of action by his former band mates, I cannot recall the thrust of his argument but as I remember he was quite vocal in his condemnation of the project. But in parallel with the recent Pistols row, if you are a musician who, along with others, were responsible for the creation of a body of music, isn't that part of your legacy as well, be it 'Never Mind The Bollocks' or 'Metal Box'? Of course John Lydon was pivotal in the making of those two albums but he wasn't a one man band! I have no idea of the legal issues around Public Image Limited, but I would assume that Lydon has the lion's share over the rights to the band name, logo etc and a revived PiL are still touring... so I kind of struggle to see his issues over this one.

Keith Levene, the guitarist on this recording was a rule breaking guitarist with a fine punk pedigree (The Flowers of Romance, The Clash and Public Image Limited). He died of complications of liver cancer in November 2022.

Thanks to the original Dime uploader.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-uWEw77E37O

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-0TjOCsNSpS

The Selecter The Wharf Tavistock 19th October 2012

 

For Gaps, here's a recording of the band down in the West Country, shortly after the release of their 'Made In Britain' album.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-b5DwdwYAEb

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-Bqaj5O2dtn

Luxor Cologne 24th April 2012

 

A nice sounding recording from 'Giants' in Europe. A hectic year for the band on the touring front.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-h0ujbA0PmS

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-w6X9QmzS13

01. Intro

02. Burning Up Time

03. Sometimes

04. The Raven

05. Lowlands

06. Hey! (Rise Of The Robots)

07. Hanging Around

08. Unbroken

09. Time Was Once On My Side

10. Golden Brown

11. Strange Little Girl

12. Always The Sun

13. Walk On By

01. Giants

02. Peaches

03. Mercury Rising

04. 5 Minutes

05. Relentless

06. Lost Control

07. Shut Up

08. Something Better Change

09. No More Heroes

10. Nice ‘N’ Sleazy

11. Boom Boom

12. Duchess

13. All Day & All Of The Night

14. Tank

European TV and Radio March 2012

 

The Spring of 2012 really did throw up a bonanza of quality live material (audio and video) as the band crisscrossed France and Belgium visiting radio stations to promote the then new offering 'Giants'. This I think is the last that I have to be posted. Just search '2012' and the rest is there.

Disc image: https://we.tl/t-GjLX4NqL4d

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-dkt6AhfkjZ

European Festivals 2012 DVD

 

Here's a compilation from the collection of several incomplete sets from televised European Festivals that took place between 2011 and 2012. Great quality and fully authored.

Disc image: https://we.tl/t-z2VDcXGOf7

Sleeve: https://we.tl/t-oF8PFZjA4t

Isle of Wight Festival, Newport, UK 21st June 2012

01. Peaches

02. Golden Brown

03. Time Was Once On My Side

04. Always The Sun

06. Boom Boom

07. Lost Control

08. No More Heroes

Rock Im Park, Nurnberg, Germany 1st June 2012

01. Always The Sun

02. Hanging Around

Rock Am Ring, Eifel, Germany 2nd June 2012

01. Golden Brown

02. All Day & All Of The Night

F.I.B., Benecassim, Castellon, Spain 15th July 2011

01. 5 Minutes

02. (Get A) Grip (On Yourself)

03. Something Better Change

04. Peaches

05. Golden Brown

Alhambra Dunfermline 2nd March 2012

 

So here we have the band on the 'Giants' tour in the wonderful Alhambra venue in Dunfermline.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-47U8ncVEIQ

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-hYiTiXX9uL

Roundhouse London 9th March 2012

 

Meanwhile in North London on the 'Giants' tour...

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-Ri7nuEAq2H

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-dDDgCbdA6M

01. Intro

02. Burning Up Time

03. Sometimes

04. The Raven

05. Lowlands

06. Hey! (Rise Of The Robots)

07. Hanging Around

08. Unbroken

09. Time Was Once On My Side

10. Golden Brown

11. Strange Little Girl

12. Walk On By

13. Giants

14. Peaches

01. Mercury Rising

02. Lost Control

03. Shut Up

04. No More Heroes

05. Relentless

06. Something Better Change

07. Time To Die

08. Duchess

09. 5 Minutes

10. All Day & All Of The Night

11. Tank

The Grand Studio RTL 21 Feb 2012 Audio and Video

 

Back in 2012, the band went to quite a lot of trouble to promote the then new album 'Giants' on the Continent. This is one of a handful of promotional visits that The Stranglers (as here) or JJ and Baz paid to various radio stations in France and Belgium to plug the album.

Here for the first time is a set that I put together of the band's gig at The Grand Studio RTL station in France. Part of the set was also streamed.

Audio (FLAC): https://we.tl/t-yhrIvY6Fg3

DVD: https://we.tl/t-DYsDW2jVH3

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-3iBDciIG62

The Dome Brighton 16th March 2012

The band in Brighton back in 2012.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-81MXtIBBUP

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-XZSjhsZwLi

European TV and Radio Appearances March 2012

Material from a very industrious period from the band back in March 2012 whilst plugging the 'Giants' album in Europe:

A Classic 21 Radio Session (video footage)

'Taratata' French TV Session

ISO Disc image: https://we.tl/t-6Uei84lj9R

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-mmVwIrfXPz

On the artwork front I apologise for the spelling error on the spine. However, please accept that I cannot be arsed to redo it eight years down the line!

Hugh Cornwell Totem And Taboo BBC 2 Review Show 9th November 2012

Hugh And Band

'Totem & Taboo' BBC 2 Review Show

9th November 2012

Where does the time go? Was this really 8 years ago? 

MKV File: https://we.tl/t-2QUfcBughO

RTL2 Acoustic Session February 2012

Back in 2012 whilst in Europe the band did a fair bit of TV and radio promotional work plugging the 'Giants' album. Here are JJ and Baz in the RTL2 Radio Station studio in Paris knocking out a couple of songs.

Iso Disc image: https://we.tl/t-fWMcbQKAr3

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-pPinYM7SPF

01. Strange Little Girl
02. I Hate You
03. Boom Boom
04. Dutch Moon

L'Olympia Paris 13th April 2012

A birthday gig from The Giants tour recorded at one of the most impressive venues I have been to.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-Wubnjny335

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-x4dG1E8hZO

01. Intro
02. Burning Up Time
03. Sometimes
04. The Raven
05. JJ
06. Lowlands
07. Hey! (Rise Of The Robots)
08. Hanging Around
09. Unbroken
10. Time Was Once On My Side
11. Golden Brown
12. Strange Little Girl
13. European Female
14. Always The Sun
15. Walk On By
16. Giants

01. Peaches
02. Mercury Rising
03. 5 Minutes
04. Relentless
05. Lost Control
06. Shut Up
07. No More Heroes
08. Something Better Change
09. Encore Break
10. Goodbye Toulouse
11. Duchess
12. Encore Break
13. All Day & All Of The Night
14. Tank

Blondie Enmore Theatre Sydney 6th December 2012

Just a day late but here are Blondie in 2012 doing what they do. The Stranglers support set can be found here).

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-WuoR8h5oRV

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-EMrZxRegcP

01. Dreaming
02. Hanging On The Telephone
03. Union City Blue
04. Love Doesn't Frighten Me
05. D-Day
06. Call Me
07. What I Heard
08. Wipe Off My Sweat
09. The Tide Is High
10. Lights
11. Atomic
12. Rapture

01. Mother
02. One Way Or Another
03. One Way Or Another (Continued)
04. Encore Break
05. Relax (Frankie Goes To Hollywood)
06. Heart Of Glass

The Undertones Epic Studios Norwich 10th October 2012

Last night The Undertones played Koko in Camden. The world would be a much poorer place without them. In these days of uncertainty when the world seems to have gone mad..... and that is most mornings if Trump has been online, the fact that a group of men approaching 60 can sing songs about Chocolate and Girls is a cause for celebration! Family entertainment indeed!

Here are the band performing in Norwich in 2012.

FLAC: https://we.tl/uqJ4rT3yRb

01. Intro
02. My Perfect Cousin
03. Jump Boys
04. Girls Don't Like It
05. You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It)
06. Here Comes The Summer
07. Tearproof
08. Male Model
09. Jimmy Jimmy
10. Need Your Love The Way It Used To Be
11. Billy's Third
12. Family Entertainment
13. When Saturday Comes
14. Top Twenty
15. Love Parade
16. Teenage Kicks
17. Thrill Me
18. (She's a) Runaround
19. I Know A Girl
20. Get Over You

JJ Burnel and Baz Warne on BBC Radio 4's 'Loose Ends' March 2012

Here is a new one to me. Back in March 2012, JJ and Baz provided the musical portion of an episode of BBC Radio 4's 'Loose Ends' programme. Here then is an acoustic version of 'Boom Boom' followed by the briefest anecdote from Blur's Alex James concerning fellow cheese enthusiast, one Dave Greenfield. Thanks for the share!

MP3 (as received): https://we.tl/fII46hcdA4